BARK

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1999

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

JULIE FALK

Phone

5033310374

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

BARK, founded in 1999, is a small nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $834K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $926K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 11% operating deficit.

Mission

TO TRANSFORM MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST INTO A PLACE WHERE NATURAL PROCESSES PREVAIL, WHERE WILDLIFE THRIVES AND WHERE LOCAL COMMUNITIES HAVE A SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT IN ITS RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $379,166 Revenue: $0

PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY - PROVIDING FREE, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE MATERIALS, GUIDED LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND FACILITATED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO INFORM AND SUPPORT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC LANDS LAW AND POLICY BY INCREASING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF FOREST ECOLOGY, RESTORATION SCIENCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SPACES (GUIDED HIKES, WETLAND RESTORATION, AND ECOLOGICAL SURVEY ACTIVITIES, VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON GATHERINGS, WEB-BASED LEARNING MATERIALS AND RECORDED AND IN-PERSON TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS).

Program 2

Expenses: $139,937 Revenue: $0

RESTORATION - TRAINED AND GUIDED 115 VOLUNTEERS IN SEASONAL BEAVER HABITAT SURVEYS RESTORATION PLANTINGS, AND WETLAND HYDROLOGICAL CAPACITY MONITORING IN MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST.

Program 3

Expenses: $110,618 Revenue: $0

FOREST WATCH - TRAINED AND GUIDED 54 VOLUNTEERS IN CONDUCTING ON-SITE ECOLOGICAL SURVEYS AND MONITORING PROPOSED TIMBER LOGGING AND ROAD-BUILDING PROJECTS ON THE PUBLIC LANDS OF MT. HOOD NATIONAL...

FOREST WATCH - TRAINED AND GUIDED 54 VOLUNTEERS IN CONDUCTING ON-SITE ECOLOGICAL SURVEYS AND MONITORING PROPOSED TIMBER LOGGING AND ROAD-BUILDING PROJECTS ON THE PUBLIC LANDS OF MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, INCORPORATES COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SCIENCE DATA INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED ORGANIZATIONALLY AND BY THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THROUGH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT AND NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT ACT.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $848,306

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $274

Other Revenue $-14,868

TOTAL REVENUE $833,712

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $1,650

Salaries & Benefits $741,026

Fundraising Expenses $143,068

Program Expenses $647,871

Other Expenses $182,958

TOTAL EXPENSES $926,284

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$833,712	$841,626	0.0%
Expenses	$926,284	$864,953	+0.1%
Net Income	$-92,572	$-23,327	+3.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

300

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$104,950

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RICH WALCZAK	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NOVEMBER 2024 TO MARCH 2025)	40	Officer	$101,700	$0	$101,700
JULIE FALK	INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APRIL 2025 TO PRESENT)	30	Officer	$3,250	$0	$3,250
RYNN THOMPSON	BOARD CHAIR	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MIA PISANO	SECRETARY	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW FLETCHER	BOARD MEMBER	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
JAYMEE JACOBY	BOARD MEMBER	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
REBECCA BOWE	BOARD MEMBER	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
NICKI DARGINGER	BOARD CHAIR	1	Officer	$0	$0	$0
SCHLYCE MARTINEZ	TREASURER	11	Officer	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$833,712	$926,284	$525,610	$-92,572
2025	$833,712	$926,284	$525,610	$-92,572
2024	$841,626	$864,953	$598,232	$-23,327
2023	$775,644	$811,093	$644,029	$-35,449
2022	$367,252	$387,444	$664,346	$-20,192
2021	$967,991	$844,087	$721,851	$123,904
2020	$968,383	$724,911	$572,334	$243,472
2019	$765,438	$757,110	$356,862	$8,328
2018	$743,554	$721,476	$346,617	$22,078